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Really stunning what BB has done with this ragtag bunch.So many injuries to key players..
cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.
I have ALWAYS hated Bellichik. iN HINDSIGHT, I think that I have to admit that I have found GOD!! Being a Bills fan, this absolutely reeks. The scouts in NE saw something that no other team saw and it's paying off large. (Legend has it that Norm Chow wanted him for Tenn and assumed that no one else had him on the radar.) HOW DOES THIS TEAM KEEP DOING THIS???cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.Wow. I'm starting to believe you're right.
We place video cameras in illegal locations on college campuses around the country.It's a conspiracy.PhilLynott said:I have ALWAYS hated Bellichik. iN HINDSIGHT, I think that I have to admit that I have found GOD!! Being a Bills fan, this absolutely reeks. The scouts in NE saw something that no other team saw and it's paying off large. (Legend has it that Norm Chow wanted him for Tenn and assumed that no one else had him on the radar.) HOW DOES THIS TEAM KEEP DOING THIS???springroll said:cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.ourmanflint said:Wow. I'm starting to believe you're right.
We place video cameras in illegal locations on college campuses around the country.It's a conspiracy.PhilLynott said:I have ALWAYS hated Bellichik. iN HINDSIGHT, I think that I have to admit that I have found GOD!! Being a Bills fan, this absolutely reeks. The scouts in NE saw something that no other team saw and it's paying off large. (Legend has it that Norm Chow wanted him for Tenn and assumed that no one else had him on the radar.) HOW DOES THIS TEAM KEEP DOING THIS???springroll said:cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.ourmanflint said:Wow. I'm starting to believe you're right.
We place video cameras in illegal locations on college campuses around the country.It's a conspiracy.PhilLynott said:I have ALWAYS hated Bellichik. iN HINDSIGHT, I think that I have to admit that I have found GOD!! Being a Bills fan, this absolutely reeks. The scouts in NE saw something that no other team saw and it's paying off large. (Legend has it that Norm Chow wanted him for Tenn and assumed that no one else had him on the radar.) HOW DOES THIS TEAM KEEP DOING THIS???springroll said:cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.ourmanflint said:Wow. I'm starting to believe you're right.
Hate to so I told you so.
Playoff birth or not, 11 wins is impressive.
Gosh that's clever.
Even if you are fishing this is wrong on a lot of levels. The Pats beat 7 teams that were either playoff teams or had double digit wins last year.A 16-0 team with the easiest schedule ever. Lost its QB and went 11-5. mehHate to so I told you so.
11-5 gives them a record:
Equal or better than 7 playoff teams.
That's not fair. 11-5 should of gotten them in. I hate BB, but I'll give credit where it's due. It was a helluva coaching job.
You seem to think that people had the expectation that the Patriots would win 16 games again before the Brady injury. This is not accurate at all. Concensus was 13 or 14 wins before Brady's injury and 10 or 11 wins after the Brady injury. The fact that the Patriots were able to win 11 games after the losses of Brady, Harrison, Thomas, Bruschi, Maroney, Jordan, Morris, etc. is a noteworthy accomplishment (hardly "nothing too impressive")....Coming into the season. Just like the 16-0 part. Obviously they were not 16-0 this season.But heading into this campaign, yes they were the 16-0 team and facing the easiest schedule ever.Even if you are fishing this is wrong on a lot of levels. The Pats beat 7 teams that were either playoff teams or had double digit wins last year.A 16-0 team with the easiest schedule ever. Lost its QB and went 11-5. mehHate to so I told you so.
11-5 gives them a record:
Equal or better than 7 playoff teams.
In fact that Patriots team was so overwhelmingly dominant (has anyone seen anything clearly better in the past 25 years?) that losing the QB and dropping to 11-5 is about expected. Nothing too "impressive." Im not saying its not nice, it was nice, but we werent expecting dropping 10 games as a result. Dropping 5 games is about right, givin' the schhedule for sure.
I agree BB did a great job but you cannot deny their schedule was easy -- one of the easiest in the past 20 or so years. I know you can only play the teams on your schedule but the Patriots didn't do so well when they faced a quality opponent.That's not fair. 11-5 should of gotten them in. I hate BB, but I'll give credit where it's due. It was a helluva coaching job.Fact: Belichick has now failed to make the playoffs in New England in both seasons where Tom Brady was not his starting QB.
The easy schedule thing is a double-edged sword, meaning that New England only lost badly to one quality opponent - Pittsburg. New England dominated Indy most of that game, running at will, only to lose due to two drive-killing screwups by Gaffney and Thomas.They barely lost to the Jets the week before the Jets crushed the Titans.Early losses to Miami and San Diego were exactly that: early losses. The Miami loss was later avenged, quite convincingly.In the end, NE failed to do what it needed to do to get into the playoffs, and therefore I won't go overboard praising BB for his coaching, but my point is that there isn't that much evidence that NE couldn't hang with the best outside of a BAD loss to Pittsburg (much like Pittsburg BAD loss to Tennessee).I agree BB did a great job but you cannot deny their schedule was easy -- one of the easiest in the past 20 or so years. I know you can only play the teams on your schedule but the Patriots didn't do so well when they faced a quality opponent.That's not fair. 11-5 should of gotten them in. I hate BB, but I'll give credit where it's due. It was a helluva coaching job.Fact: Belichick has now failed to make the playoffs in New England in both seasons where Tom Brady was not his starting QB.
Pittsburgh, enjoy the playoffs...The easy schedule thing is a double-edged sword, meaning that New England only lost badly to one quality opponent - Pittsburg. New England dominated Indy most of that game, running at will, only to lose due to two drive-killing screwups by Gaffney and Thomas.I agree BB did a great job but you cannot deny their schedule was easy -- one of the easiest in the past 20 or so years. I know you can only play the teams on your schedule but the Patriots didn't do so well when they faced a quality opponent.That's not fair. 11-5 should of gotten them in. I hate BB, but I'll give credit where it's due. It was a helluva coaching job.Fact:
Belichick has now failed to make the playoffs in New England in both seasons where Tom Brady was not his starting QB.
They barely lost to the Jets the week before the Jets crushed the Titans.
Early losses to Miami and San Diego were exactly that: early losses. The Miami loss was later avenged, quite convincingly.
In the end, NE failed to do what it needed to do to get into the playoffs, and therefore I won't go overboard praising BB for his coaching, but my point is that there isn't that much evidence that NE couldn't hang with the best outside of a BAD loss to Pittsburg (much like Pittsburg BAD loss to Tennessee).
Thanks; I will. The only reason I don't put the h in Pittsburg, despite being repeatedly told to do so by Steeler fans, is because every time I visit that rathole of a town I want to get the h outa there.Pittsburgh, enjoy the playoffs...The easy schedule thing is a double-edged sword, meaning that New England only lost badly to one quality opponent - Pittsburg. New England dominated Indy most of that game, running at will, only to lose due to two drive-killing screwups by Gaffney and Thomas.I agree BB did a great job but you cannot deny their schedule was easy -- one of the easiest in the past 20 or so years. I know you can only play the teams on your schedule but the Patriots didn't do so well when they faced a quality opponent.That's not fair. 11-5 should of gotten them in. I hate BB, but I'll give credit where it's due. It was a helluva coaching job.Fact:
Belichick has now failed to make the playoffs in New England in both seasons where Tom Brady was not his starting QB.
They barely lost to the Jets the week before the Jets crushed the Titans.
Early losses to Miami and San Diego were exactly that: early losses. The Miami loss was later avenged, quite convincingly.
In the end, NE failed to do what it needed to do to get into the playoffs, and therefore I won't go overboard praising BB for his coaching, but my point is that there isn't that much evidence that NE couldn't hang with the best outside of a BAD loss to Pittsburg (much like Pittsburg BAD loss to Tennessee).
Isn't it amazing what one can accomplish with one year starting in the Pats system? Makes you wonder what Cassel would accomplish with, say 8 years in the system.cassell is putting up silly numbers all of a sudden. Who is this brady guy? Sounds like he may have been replaceable.
